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Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
To share feedback about the tool, please feel free to email bookcom@bankstreet.edu. To learn more about the CBC, visit https://www.bankstreet.edu/cbc/.
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Vashti Harrison
Illustrator: Vashti Harrison
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-35322-9
Keywords: Self Acceptance, Body Image, anti-fat bias
A brown-skinned girl navigates a world that makes her feel small because of her size. Digital pink-hued illustrations and spare text convey love and warmth in this emotionally powerful story.